Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Apextk; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity solutions firm is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer in Huntsville, Alabama, to support the Missile Defense Agency in developing cybersecurity requirements and strategies. This role requires a Master's degree in a STEM field and at least 12 years of relevant experience, including test planning and evaluation. The candidate should possess an active top-secret clearance and showcase excellent communication skills. By integrating cyber requirements into designs, the engineer will contribute significantly to the security of missile defense systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of related DoD experience.
• Experience in deriving system requirements based on operational need.
• Experience with blue and red team testing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level support developing cyber DT&E approaches.
• Evaluate cybersecurity DT&E results and identify risks.
• Integrate cyber requirements into system designs.

Skills

Active top-secret clearance

Excellent communication skills

Experience in test planning/execution

Knowledge of Software Assurance

Education

Master’s degree in a STEM field

Job description

General Overview

APEX TK is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our team! In this role you will provide support to MDA's System Security Engineering Directorate (MDA/CEY) in the development of system-level cybersecurity requirements, anti-tamper solutions, and execution of a disciplined systems engineering process to produce System-level technical documents necessary to establish the basis for MDA Program Office subsystem engineering.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provide senior-level support developing cyber developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) approaches.
• Evaluate cybersecurity DT&E results and identify cybersecurity-related risks to Missile Defense System programs.
• Integrate cyber requirements into system designs and into various cyber development and testing events to include cyber tabletop and intelligence exercises.
• Support the evaluation and effectiveness of cyber capabilities to defend the fielded MDS against cyberspace attack.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Master’s degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 12 years of related DoD experience.
• Active top-secret clearance, or the ability to quickly qualify for one.
• Experience in deriving system requirements based on operational need.
• Knowledge of and experience in test planning/execution, and in evaluation/analysis of resulting test data.
• Experience with blue and red team testing techniques and their application to both tabletop exercises and DT&E.
• Experience in characterizing system-level risks, and in developing associated recommendations for senior leadership.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate technical information to senior MDA leaders.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Previous MDA experience, particularly MDA systems engineering.
• Knowledge of MDA systems engineering processes.
• Knowledge of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missile defense fundamentals.
• Knowledge of Software Assurance and Zero Trust policy application in systems engineering.
• Knowledge of joint targeting process and its application to potential adversarial activity in operational cyberspace.
• Experience with applying cybersecurity, cyber resilience, and cyber survivability policy/guidance to system requirement development, system test planning, and system evaluation.
• Experience translating cyber threat intelligence and operational risks into testable, system-level cybersecurity requirements for warfighting or mission-critical systems.
• Experience with development and/or review of system architectures, safety hazards, and failure analysis documentation.
• Experience with development and/or review of model-based system engineering models.
• Knowledge of system security engineering principles, such as anti-tamper, supply chain risk evaluation, and program protection, and their interaction with cybersecurity implementations.
• Experience with development and manipulation of artificial intelligence/machine learning tools, and with applying those tools to systems engineering processes.